A Leeds MP says BBC Radio Leeds 'won’t be getting an interview from me in a while' after the broadcaster spoke to Katie Hopkins about her visit to Bradford.

Presenter Liz Green interviewed the highly controversial figure on Thursday, August 16 because she was talking to people in Bradford about issues such as 'no go zones', drugs in schools and segregation.

But the local radio station has outraged many people, including Leeds North West MP Alex Sobel, who have criticised the decision to give her airtime and publicise her visit.

During the programme, Hopkins said 'it's a pretty innocent mission' and she wants to tell people outside of West Yorkshire the truth about Bradford, as she is 'sick of journalists who sit in the London bubble'.

She added: "I am now on the road with an open invitation to the people of Bradford - come meet me, let's have a cup of tea, and let's talk about your town and the city in which you live.

"Let's talk about the good stuff, the bad stuff and lets get the real truth of the people back in the media."

During the heated interview, Green pointed out that Bradford is 'not a journalist free zone' as reporters from the BBC and The Telegraph and Argus cover the area extensively.

But Ms Hopkins argued the BBC and others are 'not prepared to talk about certain topics' and 'someone like me' is needed to cover these issues.

The former LBC presenter also said she had been speaking to the Muslim Women's Council about the impact of Boris Johnson's burqa comments and parents who are 'frightened' about drugs in schools and grooming gangs.

After the interview, the presenter asked several callers whether they would be speaking to Ms Hopkins while she was in Bradford, and then defended the decision to give her airtime.

She said: "Would you like to meet her? That's all I'm asking.

"A lot of you are getting very angry, either at that she's been on at all or that she's actually speaking the truth and everyone's trying to quieten her."

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